You can read much better fanfiction, written by amateurs, than so much stuff that’s written by so-called professionals, these days. The standard of writing for the last two Seasons of Game of Thrones… (View Post)

Set aside the legalities of politicians accepting lavish hospitality and gifts. It’s just so *utterly stupid.* There Is No Such Thing As A Free Lunch. When someone does you a big favour, you incur an… (View Post)

If (as seems probable right now), Trump picks up Arizona and Georgia, that puts him on 259 EC votes. That leaves Pennsylvania as the key. (View Post)

The Treasury seems to regard most forms of economic activity as evil. (View Post)

I think there was a big divide between Tehran and rural Iran, in the Shah’s time. (View Post)